Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (25 June 1972-) was the second son of Muammar Gaddafi. Saif al-Islam was known to be a voice of reform in the country of Libya before the Libyan Civil War broke out in 2011, upon which he was one of the strongest supporters of his father's rule. He was captured by the National Transitional Council rebel forces and later detained in Zintan.

Biography
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was born on 25 June 1972 in Tripoli, Libya. He was the second son of Muammar Gaddafi and Safia Farkash, his second wife (who was of Hungarian and Bosnian Croat descent). He was given a doctorate of philosophy from the London School of Economics, and he became a figure in public relations and diplomacy for his father, although he refused his father's offer of the title of Prime Minister. Saif al-Islam became a large advocate for reforms, unlike his father, who reigned as a dictator for 42 years from 1969 to 2011. Saif al-Islam was romantically linked to Israeli actress Orly Weinermann; ironically, his Muslim father supported various terrorist attacks against "Zionists" in Israel and the United States, as well as carrying out several bombings (the Berlin disco bombing and the Lockerbie bombing). Gaddafi was said to have been a possible successor to his father and was also rumored to have been a de facto Prime Minister at times, but he personally denied the allegations.

In 2011, he changed his viewpoints when the National Transitional Council (NTC) led a rebellion against Gaddafi's rule as a part of the Arab Spring uprisings. Gaddafi supported his father's government, and on 22 October 2011 (two days after the death of his father and his brother Mutassim Gaddafi) he said that he was willing to fight to the end and take revenge for the deaths of his family members. On 19 November 2011 Saif al-Islam and four aides were captured while trying to flee Libya at Ubari, 400 miles from Tripoli. He was detained in Zintan, and his trial was delayed several times due to disagreements between Libya and the International Criminal Court (ICC).